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COMPOSITE. 



Vernonia. Schreb. V. Noveboracensis. Willd. Very com- 

 mon. A white variety was found near Richmond in 1876. 



Liatris. Schreb. L. spicata. Willd. (State Flora and Elliot 

 Collection.) 



L. scariosa. Willd. Sparingly, near Clifton. 



Eupatorium. Tourn. E. purpureum. L. Common. 



E. teucrifolium. Willd. Frequent along the salt meadows near 

 New Dorp. 



E. rotundifolium. L. Common around Tottenville. 



E. pubescens. Muhl. Rossville. (T. C. B.) 



E. sessifolium. L. Common on Richmond Hill. Woods near 

 New Dorp. 



E. perfoliatum. L. Very Common. 



E. ageratoides. L. Near Silver Lake, along Ocean Terrace. 

 Woods near Richmond. 



E. aromaticum. L. Abundant on Richmond Hill, "New 

 Dorp." {Allen in T. C. B.) 



Mikania. Willd. M. scandens. L. Common. 



Sericoearpus. Nees. S. solidagineus. Nees. Sparingly in 

 woods near Richmond. 



S. conyzoides. Nees. Common. 



Aster. L. A. corymbosus. Ait. Common. 



A. macrophyllus. L. Woods near Clove Lake, sparingly. 

 Woods near Eltingville. 



A. patens. Ait. Common. Var. phlogifolius. Gray. Spar- 

 ingly on Todt Hill. " S. I." {Leggeit in T. C. B.) 



A. larvis. L. Rather common. Var. la^vigatus. Sparingly 

 near New Dorp. 



A. undulatus. L. Common. 



A. cordifolius. L. Common. 



A. sagittifolius. Wiild. "S. I." {Leggetl in T. C. B.) 



A. ericoides. L. Rather common. 



A. multiflorus. Ait. Not common. 



A. dumosus. L. Near Tottenville. Not common. 



A. Tradeseanti. L. Common. 



A. miser. L. Common. 



A. simplex. Willd. Abundant in Clove Lake Swamp. 



A. carneus. Nees. Clove Lake Swamp. 



A. puniceus. L. Common. 



A. Nova?. — Anglias. L. Common. 



A. acuminatus. Michx. {Elliot Collection.) 



A. nemoralis. Ait. "S. I." {Austin in T. C. B.) 



A. flexuosus. Nutt. Rather common in salt meadows. 



A. linifolius. L. Common in salt meadows. 



A. longifolius. Lam. Not rare. 



Erigeron. L. E. Canadense. L. Very common. 



E. bellidifolium. Muhl. Common. 



E. annuum. Pers. Common. 



E. strigosom. Muhl. Very common. 



